# Did the Beatles ever confess?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-confess/27021>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 27, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-confess/27021 "2000-07-27T06:14:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-confess/27021/21 "2000-07-28T15:10:27Z")

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> It’s quite clearly backwards speech, intentionally recorded. I’ve downloaded it from the CD, played it backwards, and damned if it doesn’t sound a hell of a lot like John saying, “Paul is dead now, miss him, miss him, miss him,” with the volume rising with each “miss him” due to the fade-out of Blackbird. Most people say the “now” is a “mon”, like “man” with a Jamaican accent, but I think it’s “now.”

Um, first of all, “I’m So Tired” _precedes_ “Blackbird” on the album. The song right before it is “Martha My Dear.”

Second, in the Gospel According to Lewisohn and other sources, that snippet is John speaking **forwards** , mumbling, “Monsieur, monsieur, may I have another one?” like a drunk. Sort of fits in with the theme of “I’m So Tired.”

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-confess/27021/22 "2000-07-28T15:26:54Z")

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You know, it might be sick, but every time hear about the whole “Paul is Dead” schtick some evil part of my mind says "Yeah, but they’re doing a much better job with the “John is Dead” schtick.

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**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-confess/27021/23 "2000-07-28T17:02:48Z")

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It might be sick, but I actually laughed when I read that last comment.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-confess/27021/24 "2000-07-28T18:22:11Z")

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Cecil actually got an email question from someone asking whether all that “Paul is dead” stuff from 30 years ago was TRUE.

I swear, I’m not making this up.

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